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United States Patent | 5,761,995 |
Laiserin ,   et al. | June 9, 1998 |
A method of identifying an air bag module assembly (14) with a motor vehicle (16) and applying coded indicia (10) onto a cover (12) of the air bag module assembly (14) in the motor vehicle (16). The identifying method consists of comparing the coded indicia (10) on the cover (12) of the air bag module assembly (14) with coded indicia (10) in the motor vehicle (16). If the coded indicia (10) on the cover (12) of the air bag module assembly (14) matches up with the coded indicia (10) in the motor vehicle (16), it will establish that the air bag module assembly (14) belong to the motor vehicle (16) and thereby will prevent the theft of the air bag module assembly (14) from the motor vehicle (16). The applying method comprises a procedure for placing coded indicia (10) onto the cover (12) of the air bag module assembly (14).
Inventors: | Laiserin; Michael (3154 Mark Alan Dr., Wantagh, NY 11793); O'Neill; Paul (29 Oakland Ave., Bay Shore, NY 11706) |
Appl. No.: | 794183 |
Filed: | February 3, 1997 |
Current U.S. Class: | 101/32; 264/400; 264/482; 280/728.1 |
Intern'l Class: | B41F 001/07 |
Field of Search: | 101/483,17,31,32,9,27 280/728.1,728.3,730.2,731,732,733 264/400,464,482 70/209 |
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